(from www.communityrun.org)
Signatures are being sought for an online petition against the Australian tour of preacher Enoch Adeboye of Nigeria, who has likened LGBT people to witches.
We urge the Commonwealth of Australia to withhold or cancel any visa granted to Enoch Adeboye of Nigeria as a matter of urgency.
Mr Adeboye has already clearly demonstrated vilification towards segments of the LGBT community and others whom he identifies as witches.
There is a significant risk that, while in Australia, he will vilify and incite discord in the Australian community, or in a segment of our community.
Furthermore, his preaching espouses beliefs that represent a danger to a segment of the Australian community and that have resulted in torture and death in other countries.
In accordance with Fact Sheet 79 – The Character Requirement:
“A person will not pass the character test where … there is a significant risk that the person will … vilify a segment of the Australian community, or incite discord in the Australian community or in a segment of that community, or represent a danger to the Australian community or a segment of that community.”
The petition, with more background information, is available here.
The information was passed to us by humanist organisation, www.thepinktriangletrust.com/